EIA: Eagle Ford making 1.286 million daily barrels

The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church steeple is seen beyond oil pump jacks in Panna Maria on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. The town is the site of oldest permanent Polish settlement in North America. (Jerry Lara/Express-News)

The Eagle Ford Shale is producing an estimated 1.286 million barrels of liquids per day, a combination of crude oil and condensate, according to the latest drilling efficiency report from the Energy Information Administration.

The EIA expects the Eagle Ford to produce 1.32 million barrels of liquids per day in March.

The Permian Basin is producing an estimated 1.4 million barrels of liquids per day, while the Bakken formation in North Dakota and Montana is producing around 1.045 million barrels daily, according to the agency.

In the Eagle Ford, new-well oil production per rig is estimated at 438 barrels per day for February. The EIA expects that number to improve in March to 452 barrels.

The EIA uses data on drilling rigs, as well as estimates of drilling productivity and estimated production changes to provide estimated changes in oil and gas production for six key U.S. fields.